https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-gpu-discrete-graphics-cards-progress-not-going-well/

In 2020, Intel has promised to launch their first discrete graphics cards based on the Xe GPU. Being developed by Intel's Visual Technologies Team which is spearheaded by Raja Koduri, ex-AMD chief of Radeon Technologies Group, the Xe GPU is a brand new graphics architecture which is going to power next-generation discrete and integrated graphics solutions from Intel in desktops, mobility, workstations and server (HPC/AI) based products. While Intel recently unveiled their top-end Xe AI & HPC chip codenamed 'Ponte Vecchio', latest rumors don't seem to make Xe GPUs that ground-breaking as we might have expected.

The rumor once again comes from Chiphell user "wjm47196", who has stated some key details regarding the Intel Xe GPU which is coming next year. The first thing which he points out is that progress on Intel Xe GPU isn't going well. Do keep in mind that this is the first iteration of the Xe GPU which is being talked about and not the 7nm revision which would be featured in the Ponte Vecchio graphics chip. For those who don't want to read through all of this, the following are the key points from the rumor: